Built-in Transformations - XSD Transformation


The purpose of the XSD Transformation is to convert Platform-Independent Model (PIM) elements to UML Profile for XML elements as an intermediary step to creating an XML Schema. Each selected PIM class element is converted to a <<XSDcomplexType>> element.

For more information, see XML Schema Generation.

From our standard PIM

We Transform to:

Which in turn generates the XSD below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">  
   <xs:element name="Account" type="Account"/>  
   <xs:complexType name="Account">  
      <xs:sequence>  
         <xs:element name="name" type="xs:string"/>  
         <xs:element name="billingAddress" type="xs:string"/>  
         <xs:element name="emailAddress" type="xs:string"/>  
         <xs:element name="closed" type="xs:boolean"/>  
         <xs:element name="deliveryAddress" type="xs:string"/>  
         <xs:element ref="Order"/>  
         <xs:element ref="ShoppingBasket"/>  
      </xs:sequence>  
   </xs:complexType>  
   <xs:element name="LineItem" type="LineItem"/>  
   <xs:complexType name="LineItem">  
      <xs:sequence>  
         <xs:element name="quantity" type="xs:integer"/>  
         <xs:element ref="StockItem"/>  
      </xs:sequence>  
   </xs:complexType>  
   <xs:element name="Order" type="Order"/>  
   <xs:complexType name="Order">  
      <xs:sequence>  
         <xs:element name="date" type="xs:date"/>  
         <xs:element name="deliveryInstructions" type="xs:string"/>  
         <xs:element name="orderNumber" type="xs:string"/>  
         <xs:element ref="LineItem"/>  
         <xs:element name="status" type="OrderStatus"/>  
      </xs:sequence>  
   </xs:complexType>  
   <xs:simpleType name="OrderStatus">  
      <xs:restriction base="xs:string">  
         <xs:enumeration value="new"/>  
         <xs:enumeration value="packed"/>  
         <xs:enumeration value="dispatched"/>  
         <xs:enumeration value="delivered"/>  
         <xs:enumeration value="closed"/>  
      </xs:restriction>  
   </xs:simpleType>  
   <xs:element name="ShoppingBasket" type="ShoppingBasket"/>  
   <xs:complexType name="ShoppingBasket">  
      <xs:sequence>  
         <xs:element ref="LineItem"/>  
      </xs:sequence>  
   </xs:complexType>  
   <xs:element name="StockItem" type="StockItem"/>  
   <xs:complexType name="StockItem">  
      <xs:sequence>  
         <xs:element name="catalogNumber" type="xs:string"/>  
      </xs:sequence>  
   </xs:complexType>  
   <xs:element name="Transaction" type="Transaction"/>  
   <xs:complexType name="Transaction">  
      <xs:sequence>  
         <xs:element name="date" type="xs:date"/>  
         <xs:element name="orderNumber" type="xs:string"/>  
         <xs:element ref="Account"/>  
         <xs:element ref="LineItem"/>  
      </xs:sequence>  
   </xs:complexType>  
</xs:schema>